Welcome to our new Pastor Bryan Orchard and his wife Karin.

She is the director of the English Department at Daniel Boone HS.

Son Aidan is a Junior at MTSU and son Eli is a junior at Daniel Boone HS.

Bryan and Karin moved to East Tennessee is 1995.

Most recently , Pastor Bryan has been serving a dual appointment :

Associate Pastor at Gray UMC(14 years)

and Pastor at Saint Paul UMC Piney Flats(5 yrs)

Pastor Bryan received his undergraduate B.S. in Psychology. Graduate/Seminary degree from

Emmanuel/Milligan Univerisity in 2003.

The Eden United Methodist Church reopening plan

1) As we gather, we will purposefully plan for and excercise social distancing that will include the wearing of face masks, use of every-other pew for seating, seating in family groups with six-foot separation of individuals and family groupings.

2) Free masks will be made available for those who do not have a mask.

3) The practice of greeting, handshaking and warm embraces will be suspended.

4) At the conclusion of worship our tradition of gathering and greeting in the Church hallway will be suspended, and we will ask those in attendance to exit the sanctuary and to maintain social distancing outside on church grounds.

5) Our method of sharing Holy Communion will will likely be altered from the use of a common cup and intinction of the Host (the bread) with the alternate use of individual servings with disposable individual cups.

6) Hand sanitation stations will be established at the entry to the sanctuary and other location and all who gather will be encouraged to use these stations. Announcements from the lectern will be made to encourage the use of hand sanitation and frequent hand washing.

7) The pastor will make himself fully available to those in need via appointment to avoid group comigrating while waiting for the pastor.

8) Worship services will be limited to no more than 60 minutes.

9) In-person meetings will be limited to gatherings of no more than 50 percent seating capacity, but the 50 percent capacity will be reduced to accommodate six feet separation. We will continue to use Zoom meetings for Sunday school classrooms that are small. Worship service will be simulcast via Zoom. Eden’s sanctuary is large compared to the number who regularly attend.

10) Choir will be suspended, and soloist specials will be substituted. Soloist will be restricted to 15 feet distance from others.

11) Sunday school classes at the church are suspended unless the group is 10 or less.

12) Weekly cleaning will occur after the Sunday service.

13) Meals and are suspended and snacks are prohibited.

Eden Greenwood Cemetery

Traditionally at Eden UMC, Greenwood -Eden Cemetery has received donations through the offering on homecoming Sunday ( first Sunday in June). This year, as everyone knows will be different. There is a need for funds to maintain the grounds at Greenwood-Eden Cemetery.
If you have family buried there, please consider sending a check to help cover mowing-upkeep expenses to:
Greenwood Eden Cemetery
% Wayne Dulaney 190 Dulaney Road Jonesborough, TN. 37659

or to the church:

Eden UMC 1620 Millsprings Rd Jonesborough, TN. 37659

Thank you for your contributions in the past and we hope you will continue to help.

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Loving God, loving others. Serving God, serving others.

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Loving God, loving others. Serving God, serving others.